Pius Ncube

Pius Ncube (1956 - ) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, widely known as a human rights advocate and an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe. He heads a multi-denominational church coalition that seeks to improve the conditions of Zimbabweans. He has received a Human Rights Award from Human Rights First on October 23, 2003, for speaking out against torture and confronting the Mugabe government for starving certain regions of Zimbabwe for political reasons. He has received many death threats for his activities.

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Previous elections in Zimbabwe have been plagued with violence and corruption, and Ncube has been outspoken against this. Believing that the 2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections would be fixed, Ncube called for a "popular mass uprising" in the style of the Orange Revolution or Tulip Revolution to remove Mugabe from power. "I hope people get so disillusioned that they really organise against this government and kick him out by non-violent popular mass uprising," Ncube was quoted as saying. In response, Mugabe has called Ncube a half-wit and a liar. After the March 2005 elections, Ncube repeated his call for a peaceful rebellion. Referring to Mugabe, he said I am praying that he goes home gently - At 84, he has lived a full life.

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